Hayato no Kaze

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Hayato no Kaze
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3-car Hayato no Kaze formation, June 2009
Overview
Service type Limited express
Locale Kagoshima Main Line, Nippō Main Line, Hisatsu Line
First service 13 March 2004
Current operator(s) JR Kyushu
Route
Start Kagoshima-Chūō
End Yoshimatsu
Service frequency 2 return trips daily
Technical
Rolling stock KiHa 47/147 DMUs
Track gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification Diesel
Operating speed 95 km/h (60 mph)

The Hayato no Kaze (はやとの風?) is a limited express service in Japan which runs between Kagoshima-Chūō Station and Yoshimatsu Station via the Kagoshima Main Line, Nippō Main Line, and Hisatsu Line. It is operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu).[1]

Schedule

There are two return services per day. All trains stop at both Osumi-Yokogawa and Kareigawa Stations for about 5 minutes. Some trains stop at Ryugamizu Station for about 4 minutes for a view of Sakurajima. (Passengers cannot alight here.)

Rolling stock

The train is formed of two specially converted diesel multiple unit (DMU) cars, KiHa 147-1045 and KiHa 47-8092. Initially, the train consisted of KiHa 147-1045 as reserved seating car 1 and KiHa 140-2066 as non-reserved seating car 2. From January 2006, a third car, KiHa 47-8092, was converted for use as reserved seating car 1, with KiHa 147-1045 as non-reserved seating car 2. KiHa 140-2066 was used as a spare car to make 3-car formations at busy periods,[1] but was later rebuilt as a third car for use in the Ibusuki no Tamatebako DMU set, returning to service in March 2012.[2]

KiHa 147-1045 and KiHa 140-2066 were converted at JR Kyushu's Kokura Works. KiHa 47-8092 was converted at JR Kyushu's Kagoshima Depot. The set is based at Kagoshima Depot.[3]

  • JRK DC Kiha47-8092.jpg

    KiHa 47-8092

  • JRK DC Kiha147-1045.jpg

    KiHa 147-1045

  • KiHa 140-2066

Exterior

The train is painted all-over black, with deep panorama side windows in the centre of each car.

Interior

The trains feature totally new interiors finished in fire-resistant wood with reclining seats and improved air conditioning.[3]

  • Hayatonokaze02s3.jpg

    General view of the interior

  • Hayato-no-kaze interior1.jpg

    2+2 seating

  • Hayato-no-kaze interior2.jpg

    Observation window seating

History

The Hayato no Kaze service was introduced on 13 March 2004, coinciding with the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen.

See also

References

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